Patents by Inventor Marc Andre

Marc Andre has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7910768
    Abstract: This invention relates to iodonium salts, acetal copolymers and polymer binders comprising functional groups capable of undergoing cationic or radical polymerization, their method of preparation and their use in the preparation of coating solutions and coatings. This invention also relates to coatings containing the iodonium salts, acetal copolymers and/or polymer binders and to negative working lithographic printing plates comprising these coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: American Dye Source, Inc.
    Inventors: My T. Nguyen, Marc-Andre Locas
  • Publication number: 20110056122
    Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters are produced from a bio-component feed, preferably containing triglycerides. The triglycerides can be reacted with an alcohol in the presence of an acidic catalyst to form alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, which can provide improved low temperature properties and/or improved oxidative stability in petrochemical products, relative to non-alkoxylated versions of the fatty acid alkyl esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventor: Marc-André Poirier
  • Publication number: 20110044569
    Abstract: A compact cassette seal and a corresponding wheel hearing for a passenger car or truck. The cassette seal has a bent sheet-metal ring which is and/or can be non-rotatably connected to a radially inner component and an annular sealing system which is non-rotatably connected to a radially outer component. The sealing system has a bearing ring and a radially peripheral seal with at least one sealing lip. The seal is secured to the bearing ring and the sealing lips resting on the bent sheet-metal ring in a sealing manner. A radially outer ring end section of the sealing system defines a labyrinth seal with a bent sheet-metal section of the bent sheet-metal ring. The bent sheet-metal section radially overlaps the ring end section on the exterior thereby forming an axially aligned or substantially axially aligned labyrinth seal section of the labyrinth seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Haepp, Robert Heuber, Marc-Andre Schaefer, Wilhelm Walter
  • Publication number: 20110045932
    Abstract: The present invention relates a mechanical differential actuator for interacting with a mechanical load. The mechanical differential actuator comprises first and second semi-active sub-actuators, a velocity source and first and second mechanical differentials having three interaction ports each. The first mechanical differential includes a first interaction port coupled to the velocity source, a second interaction port and a third interaction port coupled to the first semi-active sub-actuator. The second mechanical differential includes a first interaction port coupled to the velocity source, a second interaction port and a third interaction port coupled to the second semi-active sub-actuator. Finally, the second interaction ports of the first and second mechanical differentials are coupled together to form an output which is configured so as to be coupled to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Societe De Commercialisation Des Produits De La Recherche Appliquee-Socpra
    Inventors: Philippe Fauteux, Michel Lauria, Marc-Antoine Legault, François Michaud, Marc-André Lavoie
  • Patent number: 7893084
    Abstract: An isomer, enantiomer, diastereoisomer or tautomer of a compound, represented by formula I: wherein: A is O, S, NR1, or CR1, wherein R1 is defined herein; represents either a single or a double bond; R2 is selected from: H, halogen, R21, OR21, SR21, COOR21, SO2N(R22)2, N(R22)2, CON(R22)2, NR22C(O)R22 or NR22C(O)NR22 wherein R21 and each R22 is defined herein; B is NR3 or CR3, with the proviso that one of A or B is either CR1 or CR3, wherein R3 is defined herein; K is N or CR4, wherein R4 is defined herein; L is N or CR5, wherein R5 has the same definition as R4; M is N or CR7, wherein R7 has the same definition as R4; Y1 is O or S; Z is N(R6a)R6 or OR6, wherein R6a is H or alkyl or NR61R62 wherein R61 and R62 are defined herein; and R6 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, Het, alkyl-aryl, alkyl-Het; or R6 is wherein R7 and R8 and Q are as defined herein; Y2 is O or S; R9 is H, (C1-6 alkyl), (C3-7)cycloalkyl or (C1-6)alkyl-(C3-7)cycloalkyl, aryl, Het, (C1-6)alkyl-aryl or (C1-6)alkyl-Het, all of which
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Pierre Louis Beaulieu, Gulrez Fazal, Sylvie Goulet, George Kukolj, Martin Poirier, Youla S. Tsantrizos, Eric Jolicoeur, James Gillard, Marc-André Poupart, Jean Rancourt
  • Patent number: 7891836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting device comprising a substrate, a circuitry, a LED in electrical connection with said circuitry, and a heat sink arranged to transport heat away from the LED, wherein the LED is in thermal contact with said heat sink through an opening in said substrate. The present invention also relates to methods for the manufacture of such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Dekker, Eduard Johannes Meijer, Eugene Timmering, Marc Andre De Samber
  • Patent number: 7888298
    Abstract: A lubricant composition for providing friction reducing properties and VI and solvency improving properties in a lubricant system is disclosed. The lubricant composition comprises a major amount of at least one base oil and an effective amount of a high viscosity polyester additive having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least about 2,500 mm2/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Poirier, Kevin L. Crouthamel
  • Patent number: 7888363
    Abstract: An isomer, enantiomer, diastereoisomer or tautomer of a compound, represented by formula I: wherein A, B, R2, R3, L, M1, M2, M3, M4, Y1, Y0, Z and Sp are as defined in claim 1, or a salt thereof, as an inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pierre Louis Beaulieu, Christian Brochu, Catherine Chabot, Eric Jolicoeur, Stephen Kawai, Marc-André Poupart, Youla S. Tsantrizos
  • Patent number: 7886852
    Abstract: The hybrid vehicle kit comprises a vehicle body capable of being interchangeably coupled to either one of a wheel kit thus forming a hybrid vehicle in a wheel mode, the wheel kit having a number of ground-engaging wheels; and a track kit, thus forming the hybrid vehicle in a track mode, the track kit having a pair of ground-engaging tracks carried by track wheels. The vehicle has a pair of powered driving hydraulic pumps and a number of wheel drives powered by a corresponding one of the driving hydraulic pumps. In the wheel mode the ground-engaging wheels are operatively mounted to corresponding wheel drives and an electronic circuit calculates hydraulic rate data on the basis of speed data to control the first and second driving hydraulic pumps so that they will administer a hydraulic rate to the wheel drives which is representative of the hydraulic rate data to control the rotational speed of the ground-engaging wheels which will propel the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: RPM Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Bernard, Guy Gaudreau, Marc-Andre Lucier
  • Publication number: 20110034359
    Abstract: A lubricant composition includes a base oil and one or more alkylethercarboxylic acid corrosion inhibitor(s) having the formula; In this formula, R is a straight or branched chain C6-C18 alkyl group and n is a number of from 0 to 5. The lubricant composition can be utilized in a method for reducing corrosion of a steel article. The method includes the steps of providing the base oil and providing the one or more alkylethercarboxylic acid corrosion inhibitor(s). The method also includes the step of combining the base oil and the one or more alkylethercarboxylic acid corrosion inhibitor(s) to form the lubricant composition including less than about 0.1 weight percent of the one or more alkylethercarboxylic acid corrosion inhibitor(s). The method further includes the step of applying the lubricant composition to the steel article wherein the steel article passes corrosion testing according to ASTM D 665 B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Philippe Marc André Rabbat, Ryan James Fenton, David Eliezer Chasan, Kevin J. DeSantis
  • Publication number: 20110023351
    Abstract: Fuel compositions are provided which comprise synergistic combinations of a biodiesel or biodiesel blend, an antioxidant comprising a mixture of at least one diphenol and at least one sterically hindered phenol, and a cetane improver. The fuel compositions described herein exhibit a unique combination of improved oxidation stability and enhanced ignition quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Poirier, Paul P. Wells, Paul W. Bessonette
  • Patent number: 7879778
    Abstract: High performance base stock, base stock blending component and performance additive comprising bis(hydroxyphenyl)alkyl ethers. Such ethers exhibit superior thermal and oxidation stability, low volatility and superior low temperature properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Marc Andre Poirier, Douglas E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110022055
    Abstract: The injector for injecting a flexible intraocular implant comprises: a channel having a main portion of diameter D1, an open end portion of diameter D2 (with D2<D1), and a transition portion; a rigid piston movable along the channel to push the folded implant in the channel, and a substantially circularly symmetrical thrust part made of a material that is hydrophobic and elastically deformable, said thrust part having an outside diameter D3 not less than D1, said part being placed in said channel between the folded implant and the end of said piston without being mechanically connected to said piston. When the implant is pushed in the channel by the piston, said thrust part can deform elastically to penetrate in part into the end portion of the channel, thereby expelling the implant from the channel, and remaining jammed in said end portion of the channel when the piston is withdrawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: CORNEAL INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Nicolas QUINTIN, Cyrille VINCHON, Jean-Marc ANDRE
  • Publication number: 20110021486
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: wherein X, R2, R3, R3a, R3b, R5 and R6 are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Pierre L. Beaulieu, Pasquale Forgione, Alexandre Gagnon, Cedrickx Godbout, Marc-Andre Terrebonne, Montse Llinas-Brunet, Julie Naud, Martin Poirier, Jean Rancourt
  • Publication number: 20110008837
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing a protein of interest with a modified N-glycosylation profile within a plant, a portion of a plant, or a plant cell is provided. The method comprises co-expressing within a plant a nucleotide sequence encoding a first nucleotide sequence encoding a hybrid protein (GNT1-GalT) comprising a CTS domain of N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase (GNT1) fused to a catalytic domain of beta-1,4galactosyltransferase (GalT), the first nucleotide sequence operatively linked with a first regulatory region that is active in the plant, and a second nucleotide sequence for encoding the protein of interest, the second nucleotide sequence operatively linked with a second regulatory region that is active in the plant. The first and second nucleotide sequences are co-expressed to synthesize a protein of interest comprising glycans with the modified N-glycosylation profile within the plant, the portion of the plant, or the plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Marc-Andre D-Aoust, Louis-Philippe Vezina, Stephanie Aquin, Estelle Marquet-Blouin, Muriel Bardor, Veronique Gomord, Christophe Rihouey, Thomas Paccalet, Carole Burel, Loic Faye, Patrice Lerouge, Christophe Sourrouille
  • Publication number: 20110005981
    Abstract: A screen basket with replaceable profiled bars and method of making such screen basket are described herein. The screen basket includes profiled bars evenly spaced circumferentially to form a plurality of continuous slots that covers the whole basket length. The profiled bars are fixed in place by a backing structure, including support rings. In pulp and paper industry, this type of basket is mainly used for pulp screening and is commonly referred to as wedge wire basket. As opposed to conventional wedge wire baskets, in which the profiled bars are permanently joined to the rings, the present invention allows replacing the profiled bars when required and to fully re-use the main structural elements. This is achieved with an assembly that allows to insert the profiled bars, preferably consecutively sled into each aligned ring grooves in a vertical movement. The ring grooves are profiled such that there is sufficient clearance for sliding in the profiled bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Filtration Fibrewall Inc.
    Inventor: Marc-André Hetu
  • Patent number: 7866767
    Abstract: A traction band substantially made from elastomeric material is disclosed. The traction band comprises a main band body divided into a plurality of sections connected together along laterally extending pitch lines. The band body has an interior wheel-engaging surface, adapted to cooperate with the various wheels of a track system, and an exterior ground-engaging surface adapted to engage the ground. The wheel-engaging surface comprises one or more rows of longitudinally spaced-apart drive lugs and/or guide lugs typically disposed on each of the band sections. The ground-engaging surface comprises traction lugs extending longitudinally across more than one band section, these traction lugs comprising laterally extending bending regions where the traction lugs are thinner. These bending regions are substantially aligned with regions on the interior surface which are devoid of drive lugs and guide lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Soucy International Inc.
    Inventors: Marc-André Lemaire, Claude Faucher, Yves St-Pierre
  • Publication number: 20110001255
    Abstract: Methods for forming foamed polyurethane composite materials in an extruder including a vacuum section are described. One method includes introducing a polyol, a di- or poly-isocyanate, and an inorganic filler to a first section of an extruder and mixing the components. After mixing, the composite material is advanced to a second section of the extruder, which is maintained at a vacuum pressure. The composite material can begin foaming in the second section and then be extruded from the output end of the extruder. The vacuum pressure of the second section removes non-foaming related gasses entrained in the composite material. A further method includes directing the extruded composite material into a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Boral Material Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Marc-Andre Tardif
  • Publication number: 20110002190
    Abstract: Methods for forming composite materials containing fiber in an extruder are described. A first method includes introducing a polymeric material, an inorganic filler, and a fiber to an extruder. A fiber metering device is used to control the rate the fiber is introduced to the extruder based on the extrusion rate of the extruder. A further method is described that includes introducing a polymeric material and an inorganic filler to an extruder. Then, downstream of the polymeric material and inorganic filler, a fiber metering device introduces a constant weight percentage of fiber to the extruder based on the amount of polymeric material and inorganic filler introduced to the extruder. After the polymeric material, inorganic filler, and fiber are introduced to the extruder by either method, the components are mixed to produce a composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Boral Material Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Marc-Andre Tardif
  • Patent number: RE42164
    Abstract: Racemates, diastereoisomers and optical isomers of a compound of formula (I): wherein B is H, a C6 or C10 aryl, C7-16 aralkyl; Het or (lower alkyl)-Het, all of which optionally substituted with C1-6 alkyl; C1-6 alkoxy; C1-6 alkanoyl; hydroxy; hydroxyalkyl; halo; haloalkyl; nitro; cyano; cyanoalkyl; amino optionally substituted with C1-6 alkyl; amido; or (lower alkyl)amide; or B is an acyl derivative of formula R4—C(O)—; a carboxyl of formula R4—O—C(O)—; an amide of formula R4—N(R5)—C(O)—; a thioamide of formula R4—N(R5)—C(S)—; or a sulfonyl of formula R4—SO2; R5 is H or C1-6 alkyl; and Y is H or C1-6 alkyl; R3 is C1-8 alkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, or C4-10 alkylcycloalkyl, all optionally substituted with hydroxy, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 thioalkyl, amido, (lower alkyl)amido, C6 or C10 aryl, or C7-16 aralkyl; R2 is CH2—R20, NH—R20, O—R20 or S—R20, wherein R20 is a saturated or unsaturated C3-7 cycloalkyl or C4-10 (alkylcycloalkyl), all of which being optionally mono-, di- or tri-substituted with R21, or R20 is a C6
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Montse Llinas-Brunet, Murray D. Bailey, Dale R. Cameron, Elise Ghiro, Nathalie Goudreau, Marc-Andre Poupart, Jean Rancourt, Youla S. Tsantrizos, Anne-Marie Faucher, Teddy Halmos, Dominik M. Wernic